Seconded National Expert

ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT

This selection procedure is intended to establish a reserve list of successful candidates. It is envisaged to start using the reserve list in Q3/Q4 of 2024.Europol retains the right to make use of the reserve list to select candidates for similar secondments within the organisation, should business needs require so. Organisational setting: The SNE – Data Scientist will be assigned to the Cyber Intelligence Team in the Digital Support Unit (DSU), European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), Operations Directorate.The Operations Directorate deals with the core business of Europol, improving the effectiveness and cooperation of the competent authorities in the Member States (MS) in preventing and combating serious and organised crime, as well as terrorismaffecting the MS. This requires close cooperation with the Liaison Bureaux at Europol and via them with the Operational Teams in the MS.Europol delivers a number of products and services to national law enforcement agencies to support them in their fight against international serious and organised crime, as well as terrorism.The Operations Directorate hosts five distinct Departments: Operational and Analysis Centre, European Serious Organised Crime Centre, EC3, European Counter Terrorism Centre and the European Financial and Economic Crime Centre.EC3 serves as the centre for the MS fight against cybercrime in the European Union, delivering operational and investigative support on complex cybercrime investigations. EC3 also provides support to the EU institutions and MS in building operational and analytical capacity for investigations and cooperation with external partners. EC3 is the collective voice of European cybercrime investigators across law enforcement and the knowledge hub of law enforcement on how to tackle cybercrime. The Centre comprises of three Units, each with their own area of responsibility. The Digital Support Unit is assisting EC3 Operations and other Operations Centres of Europol horizontally with intelligence products, information and forensic examination through two teams: Cyber Intelligence Team (CIT) and Forensic Support Team (FST).CIT provides support in the pre-processing, enrichment and analysis of large amounts of operational data as well as specialised support in the fields of cyber threat Intelligence and cryptocurrency analysis. CIT liaises with the cybersecurity community and coordinates EU LE Emergency Response Protocol against major cross-border cyber-attacks.FST provides decryption and digital forensic services, takes part in research and development activities supporting investigations and operations and also provides document forensic services. Reporting lines: The SNE – Data Scientist will report to and work under the supervision of the Head of the Cyber Intelligence Team.

FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES

Purpose of the secondment: The SNE – Data Scientist (SNE) supporting cybercrime investigations will leverage data science methodologies processing large size datasets to help comprehensively analyse services offered in the cybercriminal ecosystem. The SNE will be responsible for supporting the operational activities related to the extraction, transformation, loading and enrichment of large datasets contributed by the EU MS or Third operational partners or collected from different public or private sources in accordance with Europol’s Regulation, with a focus on databases, web technology and task automatization. The SNE will carry out the following main functions and duties: Provide support to EC3 operational activities by extracting, transforming or loading (ETL) of large datasets contributed by the EU MS or collected from open sources; Prepare reports, based on information from MS, on possible opportunities for Europol and the MS to work together on specific intelligence and information; Maintain close contact with the members of the Analysis Projects and/or other relevant partner agencies/organisations; Keep up-to-date with relevant developments in cybercrime and technology that may impact the law enforcement environment, in order to provide state of the art support and expertise to the MS; Support the administration, maintenance and technical management of various advanced tools operated by EC3 jointly with other EC3 colleagues and/or ICT; Enhance Europol’s ability to exploit criminal intelligence with the aim of supporting investigations of the MS by implementing automatic enrichment and analysis of datasets; Participate in meetings, working groups and conferences and present analytical and technical results as and when required; Provide on-the-spot operational support to specific operational enquiries and events if and when required.

REQUIREMENTS - ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION CRITERIA

Eligibility criteria Candidates must: Be a member of a competent authority in the meaning of the Article 2a) of the Europol Regulation and enjoy full rights as a citizen of a Member State; Produce evidence of a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the European Union and of a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European Union in accordance with the decision of the Management Board on the internal language arrangements of Europol as referred to in Article 64(2) of the Europol Regulation, with the understanding that the SNE will have to carry out his / her duties in a mainly English-speaking environment; Have at least three years of professional experience in the field of law enforcement which is relevant to the duties to be carried out during the secondment. Selection criteria a. Professional experience: Essential:  Experience with ETL-processes and related tools; Experience using SQL (e.g. MySQL, MSSQL) and NoSQL (e.g. Elasticsearch, Apache Solr, MongoDB) databases; Experience in programming and/or scripting required to process large volumes of data (e.g. Python). Desirable:  Experience investigating large datasets related to cyber dependent and/or cyber enabled crimes; Experience with developing data science models applied to large datasets; Experience in using advanced data science techniques such as machine learning, in particular in the area of Natural Language Processing. b. Professional knowledge: Essential: Sound knowledge on cybercriminal modus operandi and how these manifests in data sets; Sound knowledge of data science and data analysis techniques and methods to derive key cyber entities from datasets; In depth knowledge in SQL and NoSQL Databases; In depth knowledge of programming and/or scripting; Desirable: Knowledge of legal frameworks related to data processing, such as GDPR and the Europol Regulation as well as the AI Act; Knowledge of the law enforcement environment and practices in the field of cybercrime.  c. General competencies: Essential: Communicating: Very good communication skills in English, both orally and in writing; Ability to draft clear and concise documents on complex matters for various audiences; Analysing & problem solving: Keen eye for detail with the ability to maintain standards of accuracy under pressure of tight deadlines; Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills; Competent user of Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and the internet. Delivering quality and results: High degree of commitment and flexibility. High level of customer and service-orientation. Prioritising and organising: Good administrative and organisational skills. Resilience: Ability to work well under pressure, both independently and in a team; Very good interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively liaise with other departments, groups and teams as well as with external partners. Living diversity: Ability to work effectively in an international and multi-cultural environment. How to apply Member States are invited to nominate their Seconded National Experts according to the selection criteria and profile, as specified in this document.Candidates endorsed by the national competent authorities are required to complete the SNE application form available on Europol’s website in English. The application form must be accompanied by a letter from the sending authority to the Executive Director of Europol expressing willingness to second the candidate.Applications must be filled in electronically, duly signed and submitted by means of email to Europol’s Human Resources Unit, HR Operational Support Team, to C2-12@europol.europa.eu via the Europol National Unit of the Member State concerned, and, if necessary, the respective Liaison Bureau. Candidates who do not provide all necessary information or do not comply with any of the above will not be considered.Applications must be received by Europol at the latest on the day of the deadline specified in this notice of secondment. Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted. Receipt of all applications is confirmed by an email of acknowledgement. Candidates may check the progress of the relevant selection procedure on Europol’s website.

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